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Behind the American Dream

Karen Smith, Reporter May 20, 2026

Editor’s note: The names in asterisks were altered for security and privacy issues. This is a story conducted by a reporter who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, due to their status...

SENIOR STORY: On to the next chapter

SENIOR STORY: On to the next chapter

Autumn King, Reporter May 17, 2026

Telling stories has been my favorite thing for longer than I can remember. It started with hearing my dad read me stories at bedtime and as I grew, I wanted to be in his shoes. Telling those stories.  As...

SENIOR STORY: With all my love

SENIOR STORY: With all my love

Kennedy Parker, Managing Editor May 16, 2026

Dear readers, As I'm looking at my cap and gown while writing this letter I keep thinking about all the times that this journalism degree made it so damn hard to get.  From the countless nights...

Ella Ferris works with her coworker at the Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

The quiet strength underneath the eye

Libby Heckert, Reporter May 14, 2026

As "I Lived" by OneRepublic played through the speakers at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Ella Ferris stood in the hallway shaking, waiting for the moment she had imagined for five years. Ahead of...

Christian Dordelly, left, holds the arm of his uncle, Javier Rodriguez, as he sits with his sister Evelyn, grandmother Evelina, and sister Jenny Gutiérrez (center), who is holding her daughter, Diana, the day before his departure in Caracas, Venezuela.

Carrying Venezuela in a Backpack

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Assistant Features Editor April 24, 2026

Every night, there was a helicopter in the apartment on the fourth floor. At least that’s what it sounded like. The noise came from a fan with no cap on it in a house in Caracas, Venezuela.  There...

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